Collar-button.



No. 832,216. PATENTED 001*. 2, 1906..

J. W. SHULTS.

COLLAR BUTTON. APPLICATION FILED APR.27,1905.

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JOHN WV. SHULTS, OF WIGHITA, "KANSAS.

COLLAR-BUTTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 2, 1906.

Application filed April 27, 1905- Serial No. 257,695-

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN W. SHULTs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Wichita, in the county of Sedgwick and State of Kansas, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Collar-Buttons, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to collar-buttons, and has for its object toprovide a simple, in expensive, and eflicient device of this characterhaving an intermediate guard or shield extending laterally from theshank of the button and adapted toengage the neckband of a shirt orother garment, so as to prevent the head of the button from pressingagainst the neck of the wearer.

A further object of the invention is to form the curved or deflectedends of the shield with depending supporting-hooks adapted to engage theadjacent edge of the collar and prevent accidental displacement of thesame.

A still further object is to generally improve this class of devices, soas to add to their utility and durability, as well as to reduce the costof manufacture.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterfully described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it beingunderstood that various changes in form, proportions, and minor detailsof construction may be resorted to within the scope of the appendedclaim.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the specification,Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a neckband and collar,showing my improved coll ar-button in position thereon and used as afront button. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the same. Fig. 3is a perspective view of the button detached. Fig. 4 is a view inelevation of a portion of a neckband and collar, showing the device usedas a rear button. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the button shown inFig. 4 detached, and Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the button.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

The improved device consists of a flexible plate or shield 5, preferablyformed of spring metal and having its opposite ends curved and itsintermediate portion bowed outwardly and extended laterally beyond theconcave edges 6 to form a substantially flat bearing-surface 7 forengagement with the collar. The curved ends of the plate are bentlaterally toward the bearing-surfaces 7, as shown, to present curvedbearing-surfaces 9 at the rear of the plate for engagement with theneckband, the bent or deflected terminals 10 of said plate beingdesigned to bear against the adjacent walls of the collar, as best shownin Fig. 2 of the drawings. The

enlarged ends 11 of the plate are stamped or 7 otherwise formed withintegral depending hooks 12, adapted to receive the overlapping edges ofthe collar and lock the same in contact with each. other and inengagement with the neckband.

The button proper consists of a shank 13, extending laterally inopposite directions from the center of the bearing-surface 7 of theshield 5 and provided with oppositelydisposed heads 14 and 15, one ofwhich is circular and the other substantially elliptical in shape, asshown. The distance between the .head 14 and the bearing-surface 7 isgreater than the distance between the head 15 and the rear wall of theplate in order to permit the shank to pierce the neckband and theoverlapping ends of the collar, the head 15 being disposed within therecess or depression formed by the intermediate bowed portion of theplate, so as to prevent said head from bearing against the neck of thewearer.

When the device is used as a front button, the plate or shield 5isinterposed between the neckband and the adjacent walls of the collar,with the hooks 12 engaging the overlapping ends of the collar at thelower edge thereof, as best shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

Attention is called to the fact that when the plate or shield ispositioned in the manner described, with the overlapping ends of thecollar secured by the button 14, the plate will be slightly flattened orelongated, and thereby have a tendency to draw the hooks 12 intoengagement with the collar and hold the latter in proper position on theneckband.

When the device is used as a rear button, both heads are preferablyformed elliptical in shape, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the device beingpositioned. on the shirt or other garment, with the plate or shieldinterposed between the neckband and adjacent wall of the collar and withthe hooks extending beneath the lower edge of the collar, as shown.

By having the plate or shield formed of flexible material the oppositeends of said plate may be bent at any angle or inclination with respectto the longitudinal plane of the plate to accommodate the requirementsof the wearer. By forming the plate from a strip of spring metal of thegeneral contour shown said plate may be readily bent into shape and whenthus bent will be entirely devoid of sharp edges or projections whichhave a tendency to cut or otherwise injure the shirt and collar. Thecurved ends of the plate also present extended bearing-surfaces forengagement with the neckband, while the depending hooks being disposedat said bearing-surfaces will eflectually prevent acci dentaldisplacement of the collar and yieldably support the bearing-surface inengagement with said neckband.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is A device of theclass described comprising an elongated flexible plate having itscentral. portion bowed outwardly to present an intermediatebearing-surface and its opposite ends rounded and deflected laterallytoward the bearing-surface, a shank extending laterally on each side ofthe plate at the bowed portion thereof and provided with terminal heads,and hooks depending from the lower longitudinal edge of the plate andhavin their bills spaced from the plateand disposed midway between thebearing-surface and the opposite ends of the said plate.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN W. SHULTS.

Witnesses:

J. A. DAvIsoN, E. L. DAVISON.

